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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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